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Experience &
Education

Early-career UX Designer and Product Designer with end-to-end experience in user research, interaction design, information architecture, wireframing, high-fidelity prototyping (Figma), and developer handoff. Completed General Assembly's UX Design Bootcamp (March 2026) and currently delivering freelance UX and product design for early-stage startups across SaaS, e-commerce, and consumer app verticals. Background in education sharpened behavioral observation and empathy skills central to UX research facilitation and usability testing. Seeking UX Designer, Product Designer, or UX Researcher internship and junior roles to deliver user-centered, mobile-first design solutions from day one.

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Contact

Emailtpriyadarsini25@gmail.com
Phone+1 (408) 548-7046
LocationSunnyvale, CA
Work AuthH4 EAD
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Tools

FigmaFigJamJira NotionWixCanva SlackZoomGoogle Workspace

Core Skills

User InterviewsUsability TestingHeuristic EvaluationCard SortingAffinity MappingJourney MappingPersona DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisSUS / Usability MetricsStakeholder PresentationsUser FlowsLow-Fidelity WireframesHigh-Fidelity PrototypingInteraction DesignInformation ArchitectureVisual DesignMobile-First DesignResponsive UXAccessibility (WCAG)Design SystemsDeveloper HandoffDesign ThinkingDouble DiamondAgile/SprintsProblem FramingIterative DesignStakeholder CollaborationUser-Centered DesignCross-Functional CollaborationDesign Critique

Languages

EnglishFluent
TamilFluent
UX / Product Design Experience
Apr 2026
– Present

Freelance UX & Product Designer

Independent — Early-Stage Startups · Sunnyvale, CA
  • Partner with founding teams across 3 startups to define UX strategy and deliver end-to-end design — from low-fidelity wireframes and user flows to high-fidelity Figma prototypes ready for developer handoff.
  • Plan and facilitate user interviews, moderated usability tests, and heuristic evaluations with 5+ participants per round; synthesize findings into SUS scores, affinity maps, and prioritized design recommendations.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with founders and engineers within Agile sprint cycles, delivering user flows, IA maps, design systems, and annotated prototypes — averaging 3–4 artifacts per sprint.
Feb 2026
- Mar 2026

UX/UI Designer - Capstone

BollyStep · Remote
  • Led the UX redesign of the BollyStep marketing site as my capstone - focused on navigation, onboarding, and trust signals across three distinct user roles
  • Ran user interviews, heuristic evaluation, and content audit; found that trust, not navigation, was the primary drop-off cause - which changed the direction of the project
  • Built user flows, mid-fi wireframes, and a high-fidelity Figma prototype; iterated based on two rounds of usability testing
Dec 2025
- Feb 2026

UX/UI Designer - Bootcamp Projects

General Assembly · Remote
  • Food4U: Designed a mobile app enabling restaurants to post surplus food quickly while organisations claimed donations in real time. Ran surveys, interviews, and competitive analysis; refined the experience after early prototype research showed the restaurant flow needed first priority.
  • Mayura Roots: Redesigned navigation and IA for a traditional Indian e-commerce site. Card sorting revealed users think by occasion, not product type - which replaced my original nav structure entirely
  • Ruchi Kitchen: Ran user interviews and designed a multi-mode Recipe Play feature (Video, Audio, Step-by-Step) for hands-free cooking usability
Teaching Experience
Aug 2025
- Nov 2025

Preschool Teacher

Kiddie Academy of Cupertino · Cupertino, CA
  • Watched how young children navigated confusion and frustration before they had the words to describe it - which sharpened my instinct for reading non-verbal behaviour in research sessions
  • Adapted teaching approach daily to individual learning needs across a group with very different starting points - an early lesson in designing for more than one user type
  • Collaborated with parents and educators to track progress and adjust plans based on observed outcomes rather than assumptions
Dec 2024
- Jul 2025

Preschool Teacher

International Child Resource Institute · Stanford, CA
  • Planned and facilitated structured learning activities for a classroom with a wide range of ages and abilities - required constant re-evaluation of what was and wasn't working
  • Observed learning behaviours closely and adjusted approaches mid-session when something wasn't landing
  • Maintained an inclusive, consistent environment where children with different needs could participate
Aug 2024
- Dec 2024

Support Teacher

ChildCare Careers · San Jose, CA
  • Supported lead teachers across multiple settings, adapting quickly to different classroom cultures and expectations
  • Maintained safe, engaged learning environments during activity and free-play sessions
Aug 2013
- May 2015

Computer Science Teacher

VVNKM CBSE School · India
  • Taught coding fundamentals and digital literacy to secondary school students - learned quickly that how you explain something matters as much as what you explain
  • Designed lessons that integrated technology in ways students found relevant, not just instructional
Education & Certifications
Dec 2025 – Mar 2026

UX Design Bootcamp

General Assembly
End-to-end UX design: research, IA, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and design systems.

Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Anna University, India
Certifications

Salesforce Certified Admin & Platform Developer I

Salesforce

Learn Figma: UI/UX Design Masterclass

Certification - Beginner to Pro

SQL Basic

IBM

LinkedIn Learning: AI in Research


AI Workflows in Figma


The AI-Driven Product Designer


Interaction Design